Update: 2015 and Beyond

Hope you are well! This last year has been a great season of growth for us as a family, especially with Jeremiah being almost two years old now! There is a new development in our lives that we would like to share with you and ask for prayers in, so read on to learn more. 

It is with heavy hearts and many tears that we have come to the decision to leave Citizens and San Francisco and move back to AZ. There are multiple reasons why we feel it is time for us to move, a few of them being better financial stewardship for our family (oh, the tales of housing prices in this city!), the desire to be closer to our family, especially as Jeremiah gets older, and the need for me to finish seminary at a faster pace than I am able to now.

This transition is truly bittersweet. We are very much looking forward to being back with family and friends in AZ, but we are simultaneously deeply sad to be leaving our church. Citizens has truly been a blessing for us on our spiritual journey even as we have sought to give. We have learned so much about how to help the marginalized, what it looks like to simply "be" the church wherever we have been planted, and, most of all, what it looks like to grow such depth, camaraderie, and love with brothers and sisters in Christ in such a short time. We thank Jesus for being able to serve here with our church family for this time, and for the care and sacrifice given to us by CJ and Renee. As we grieve the loss of the love and fellowship with Citizens, we look forward to the way the Lord will transform all of our relationships in new ways down the road.

Please pray for us to know how to lead our exit well for the good of all involved. Pray for me to be able to find a great vocational fit in AZ and for us to hear the Spirit in how he is calling us to engage community and service there. Lastly, please pray that the Lord would bless the community and mission of Citizens with sacrificial love, faith, financial stability, and for more workers to enter the field of San Francisco.